Today,
20th September marks the birthday of the late JAMES BERNARD composer of
many of Hammer films greatest music scores,starring Peter Cushing.
Probably best remembered for his music score for Hammer films, Dracula
(1958). It featured a motif based on the name... Dra-cu-laaaaa....
However, he could also write lushly romantic melodies, such as appear in
Frankenstein Created Woman (1967), Taste the
Blood of Dracula (1970) and Scars of Dracula (1970). Unlike the
majority of film composers, Bernard orchestrated almost all of his work.
Bernard's
first major break as a composer was at the age of 17 when he met
Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears, for whom Bernard later wrote a song
cycle. Other
memorable Hammer scores include The Curse of Frankenstein (1957), She
(1964),The Kiss of the Vampire (1962), The Plague of the Zombies (1966)
and The Devil Rides Out (1968).
TRIVIA: James Bernard was educated at Wellington College, which actor Christopher Lee also attended....
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